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How the Korean War Put Presidents in Charge of Nuclear Weapons

The president's unilateral nuclear authority comes from decisions made at the start of the Atomic Age.

by Se Young Jang via Made by History on January 2, 2018

Renewing Inequality

An interactive set of maps documenting the more than 300,000 families displaced by urban renewal projects between 1955 and 1966.

by Robert K. Nelson, Brent Cebul, Justin Madron, Nathaniel Ayers via American Panorama on December 13, 2017

Cold War Propaganda: The Truth Belonged to No One Country

During the Cold War, US propagandists worked to provide a counterweight to Communist media, but truth eluded them all.

by Melissa Feinberg via Aeon on December 11, 2017

The Nuke ‘Treaty That Ended the Cold War’ is Unraveling

The Trump administration signals a game of chicken with Russia, which could mean the death of arms control.

by Scott Ritter via The American Conservative on December 11, 2017

The Cold War and the Welfare State

If you look hard enough, you can almost find ideological consistency in the Republicans’ breathtaking tax bill.

by Nils Gilman via The American Interest on December 4, 2017

Robert Mugabe

How the U.S. Aided Robert Mugabe’s Rise

Cold War politics empowered democracy — and dictatorship.

by Nancy Mitchell via Made by History on November 26, 2017

The Cuban Missile Crisis at 55

The bullshit, the truth… and Trump.

by James G. Blight, Janet M. Lang via The Nation on October 27, 2017

The History of Russian Involvement in America's Race Wars

From propaganda posters to Facebook ads, 80-plus years of Russian meddling.

by Julia Ioffe via The Atlantic on October 21, 2017

When Science Was Big

This year's Nobel Prize in physics is a blast from the past of Cold War-era research investment. Is that era gone for good?

by David Singerman on October 19, 2017

Basketball team listening to coach Don McClanen.

The Role of Sports Ministries in the NFL Protests

A number of black athletes are fueling their activism with Christian faith.

by Paul Putz via Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera on October 17, 2017

The Power Historian

What was Arthur Schlesinger’s “vital center”?

by David Marcus via The Nation on October 12, 2017

Album with Che Guevara's hair, fingerprints, and photos of his body.

The Death of Che Guevara Declassified

A CIA memo shows that US officials considered his execution a crucial victory—but they were mistaken in believing Che’s ideas could be buried along with his body.

by Peter Kornbluh via The Nation on October 10, 2017

How Folk Rock Helped Crack the Iron Curtain

Fifty years ago, 160 young Americans defied State Department orders and partied on the streets of Moscow. The Cold War would never be the same.

by Emily Ludolph via Narratively on October 4, 2017

Sputnik Launch 60 Years Ago Was Slow to Resonate With Americans

The 1957 launch of Sputnik wasn’t necessarily the start of the US-Soviet space race that Americans think of today.

by Elizabeth Howell via Seeker on October 2, 2017

How One Man Helped Burn Down North Korea

The story of one of the most effective and brutal spymasters in U.S. history, and the beginning of an infamous love affair with napalm.

by Blaine Harden via Politico Magazine on October 2, 2017

The Vietnam War Transcript Trump Needs to Read

The PBS documentary on America’s most futile conflict is missing one explosive document. Every president should absorb its chilling lessons.

by Jeff Greenfield via Politico Magazine on September 27, 2017

The filmmakers discuss the Vietnam miniseries.

Burns and Novick, Masters of False Balancing

In promoting healing instead of a search for truth, “The Vietnam War” offers misleading comforts.

by Jerry Lembcke via Public Books on September 15, 2017

When the U.S. Government Tried to Fight Communism With Buddhism

Recent violence in Myanmar reminds us that religion has long been central to Southeast Asian politics.

by Joe Freeman via Politico Magazine on September 10, 2017

The Secret History of FEMA

The federal agency in charge of hurricane Harvey cleanup has a weird Cold War legacy.

by Garrett M. Graff via Wired on September 3, 2017

Picasso's painting "Massacre in Korea."

Don’t You Hear Her?

The enduring Korean War.

by Jessie Kindig via n+1 on August 18, 2017

What Trump Needs to Know About North Korea's History

The peninsula has a long record of risky games with great powers.

by Sheila Miyoshi Jager via Politico Magazine on August 9, 2017

From Boy Geniuses to Mad Scientists

How Americans got so weird about science.

by Lisa Hix via Collectors Weekly on August 4, 2017

What Good Is Fear?

As we face down the threat of climate change, it’s worth considering how fear of nuclear war has spurred humanity into action.

by Rebecca Onion via Slate on July 20, 2017

In 1947, A High-Altitude Balloon Crash Landed in Roswell. The Aliens Never Left

Despite its persistence in popular culture, extraterrestrial life owes more to the imagination than reality.

by Donovan Webster via Smithsonian on July 5, 2017

Donald Trump and the 'Paranoid Style' in American (Intellectual) Politics

Revisiting Holfstadter's "paranoid style" in the era of Trump.

by Leo P. Ribuffo via The International Security Studies Forum on June 13, 2017

JFK’s Russian Conspiracy

Kennedy had his own secret back channel with Moscow. It may have kept the superpowers from going to war.

by Timothy Naftali via Slate on May 27, 2017

America's Obsession With Rooting out Communism Is Making a Comeback

California lawmakers debate barring Communist party members from government jobs.

by Julia Carrie Wong via The Guardian on May 22, 2017

Trying to Remember J.F.K.

On the centenary of his birth, seeking the man behind the myth.

by Thomas Mallon via The New Yorker on May 22, 2017

Still Chasing the Wrong Rainbows

What historian William Appleman Williams taught us about foreign policy and the good society.

by Andrew J. Bacevich via The American Conservative on May 4, 2017

How America Shed the Taboo Against Preventive War

If Dwight Eisenhower or Ronald Reagan were transported to 2017, they would be shocked that the United States is considering an attack on North Korea.

by Peter Beinart via The Atlantic on April 21, 2017

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